When I'm Gone (feat. Amy Lee)

During the making of this album, I received the unfortunate news that

Nipsey Hussle was murdered in Los Angeles

It really hurt me, and then the outcry of love and support

After his death was incredible

But it inspired me to write this song

Every day we lose somebody close to us, a loved one

And only then do we seem to find the time

And the way to tell 'em how much we care about 'em

Don't tell me that you miss me

Don't tell me that you love me

Don't tell me that you need me

Don't wait to tell me that you love me

When I'm gone

(This is our life)

When I'm gone

(This is my time)

Don't wait until I'm dead

Until these words are said

Don't wait until I die and then start to fake cry

Tell the people that you love, that you love 'em now

Show the people you appreciate just how

Much they mean to ya

How much you care how real it is

They're right in front of ya

Your family, your wife, your kids

Don't wait for tragedy to tell 'em how you really feel

Don't wait

Tomorrow might be too fuckin' late

When I'm gone

(This is our life)

Don't wait to tell me that you miss me

When I'm gone

(This is our time)

Don't wait to tell me that you love me

When I'm gone

(This is our life)

Don't wait to tell me that you need me

When I'm gone

(We can't afford to waste our love)

I'll be lost without you

How do I make it right?

How do I take back all the time I've wasted alone?

And how would it make you feel?

How would it make you feel?

Knowing you had the chance and let it slip away

Don't wait until I'm dead

You've got friends

Tell 'em that you care

You've got family

Tell 'em how you feel

Don't wait to say how great a guy I was and all that bullshit

When I'm gone

(This is our life)

Don't wait to tell me that you miss me

When I'm gone

(This is our time)

Don't wait to tell me that you love me

When I'm gone

(This is our life)

Don't wait to tell me that you need me

When I'm gone

(We can't afford to waste our love)

Seems like every day death comes unexpectedly

Seems like yesterday my man was sitting next to me

So many things I could've said and that we could've done

The reaper's coming but I never thought he'd be the one

I don't do funerals, don't wanna see you in no box

I miss my homies, and my love for them will never stop

Don't have regret, and wait until your loved one dies

Now's your chance, tell 'em while they're still alive

When I'm gone

(This is our life)

Don't wait to tell me that you miss me

When I'm gone

(This is our time)

Don't wait to tell me that you love me

When I'm gone

(This is our life)

Don't wait to tell me that you need me

When I'm gone

(We can't afford to waste our love)

Too many people pass away every single day

And we don't show 'em how we feel until it's too late

I appreciate, or love is something we won't say

We delay it 'til they're gone and say it at their grave

We delay it 'til they're gone and say it at their grave

'Til they're gone and say it at their grave